Biography of William Kendrick, Franklin Co, AR
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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed
Publishing Co., 1889.
William Kendrick, a well-to-do and progressive farmer of White Oak
Township, was born in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., March 10, 1831, and is
a son of Wiley and Charity (Radian) Kendrick, natives of Tennessee and
Alabama, respectively. Both died in Pontiac County, Miss., of cholera,
in 1842, aged about thirty-five years. The father was a mechanic and
farmer, and he and wife became the parents of nine children, only two
of whom are living: Wiley, who is a farmer of Monroe County, Ark., and
William. The latter and his elder brother reared, cared and provided
for the younger members of the family, following the occupation of
farming. The latter was also engaged in overseering a portion of the
time, and when starting out in life for himself it was without means.
He acquired a considerable amount of property before the war, but
during that lamentable struggle all his property was destroyed. He now
has one of the finest farms in Franklin County, Ark., consisting of
212 acres, which is the result of energy and business ability. In
March, 1861, he enlisted in Capt. Davis' company, Col. Churchill's
regiment, Confederate States Army, and after the battle of Shiloh was
engaged in scouting during the remainder of the war. In December of
1860 he was married to Annie Taylor, who died in 1868, in Monroe
County, Ark., where she was born. At the time of her death she was
about twenty-three years of age. She left three children, who are all
living in Franklin County: Cornelius, Samuel and Calvin. She was a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Afterward Mr.
Kendrick married Elvira Givins, who also died in her native county
(Monroe) fifteen months later. His [p.1251] third and present wife is
Mary Threadgill, a daughter of William Threadgill. She was born in
Tennessee, and is the mother of five children: Ada, Oscar, John,
Charles and Henrietta. Previous to the war Mr. Kendrick located in
Monroe County, Ark., and in 1877 came to Franklin County, where he has
since made his home. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and is a
Democrat.